Environment

Air district moves to target Chemtrade emissions with abatement order

The air district is trying to hit the Chemtrade facility in Richmond with an abatement order that would require compliance…

2 years ago

With no end to drought in sight, county starts early draw on Russian River water

Sonoma Water has already inflated the Russian River damn and is drawing water this year much earlier than usual.

2 years ago

Chemical spill prompts shelter-in-place advisory

Businesses on Martin Avenue in Rohnert Park are have been asked to shelter in place due to a nearby chemical…

2 years ago

Advisory committee objects to Oakland A’s ballpark at Howard Terminal

A San Francisco Bay advisory committee objects to building an Oakland A’s ballpark at Howard Terminal, recommending it be reserved…

2 years ago

Californians ignore pleas to cut water use as state faces relentless drought

Californians in urban districts are failing to meet water conservation goals despite an alarmingly dry January and February.

2 years ago

Researchers say climate change caused 1,800-mile Humboldt squid migration

Stanford researchers have solved a mystery about why Humboldt squid -- a species of squid native to California -- have…

2 years ago

San Francisco targets fossil fuel-powered landscaping tools for extinction

leaf blower, gas-powered tools, landscaping, gardening, Myrna Melgar, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, tool ban, gas-powered tool ban, front,

2 years ago

154 acres of Mt. Diablo open space ‘forever protected’ under conservation agreement

Fifteen years in the making, the group Save Mount Diablo successfully bought a $1.04 million conservation easement to forever protect…

2 years ago

Amid historic rain and snow, water board adopts drought-like emergency restrictions

The California Water Resources Control Board has adopted emergency water restrictions that will apply to all water users statewide.

2 years ago

‘Bottlebank’ mobile recycling lands in San Francisco

A new mobile recycling program is coming to San Francisco in January, allowing residents to turn in their recyclable bottles…

2 years ago

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